Bill or file holder



.(No Model.)

W. H.'GUSHING.

BILL OR FILE HOLDER. No. 417,155. Patented Dec. 10, 1889.

N. PETERS Phowmho m her. Washington. D. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAH II. CUSI-IIN G, OF PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.

BILL OR FILE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,155, dated December10, 1889.

Application filed July 20, 1889- $erial1lo. 318,097. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. CUsHINe, a citizen of the United States,residing at Plattsmouth, in the county of Cass and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bill or FileHolders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specilication.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalsection, and Fig. 3 is a view of the package and needle detached.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient device for filingbank -deposit tickets, postal-cards, bills, and similar papers, so thatthey may be put up in packages for ready reference; and it consists ofan oblong base made of metal or other suitable material with asupporting-edge, provided at one end with a spool of cord mounted on abearing, and having an upright hollow standard, into the upper end ofwhich is inserted the eye end of a removable needle.

In the drawings, A is an oblong base made of metal or other suitablematerial with a downward-so pportin g base, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

B is a supporting-arm rigidly attached to one end and near one side ofthe base.

0 is an axle or bearing connected to the outer end of this arm at rightangle to the same and parallel with the end of the base.

E is a spool of cord mounted on the axle.

Between the spool and the supporting-arm B, and upon the axle C, is aspiral spring I), and upon the outer end of the axle a screwnut c, forthe purpose of preventing the spool from revolving too freely.

D is a hollow standard, of any desirable length, inserted in a hole a bya thread-screw or otherwise, as shown. Into this hollow standard isinserted a needle F, having a shank long enough to allow its eye K toproject below the upper side of the base, and also having its point clprovided with a shoulder f of the requisite size to fit upon the upperend 6 of the standard.

In operating my device the spool E, provided with cord 6, is mountedupon the axle O, and by means of the nut c and spiral spring I) keptfrom turning freely. The loose end of the cord g is passed through ahole 2' in the rim of the base and attached to the eye K of the needle.

Deposit-tickets, postal-cards, bills, or similar papers may now beplaced upon the standard in any order desired. Then there is the desirednumbeig they can be removed with the needle, the cord 9 following. Thecord is then pulled through the package and used for tying it up, asshown.

In order that the device may work easily and the cord not run from thespool too freely, a tension is applied by means of the nut c and spiralspring b, as desired.

hen one package has been made up, a second and third ormore can be madein the same manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is I A device forfiling bank-deposit tickets, postal-cards, bills, and similar papers,consisting of a base A with ahollow standard D, provided with a needleF, mounted therein, in combination with a spool of cord E, provided withan adjustable tension, substantially as herein described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM H. CUSIIING. lVitnesses:

FRED W. CARRU'IH, F. MoGoUnT.

